Three Walt Disney employees were among 23 suspected child sex predators arrested in a week-long police sting launched to coincide with Valentine's Day.

The men brought items including whipped cream-flavored vodka, marijuana and a McDonald's Happy Meal to a vacant house in Clermont, Florida, where they thought they were meeting children as young as 13.

They were lured there by detectives posing as children in online chat rooms as part of an undercover operation dubbed 'Be Mine'.

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Walt Disney World employees Robert Kingsolver (left), 49, and Joel Torres (right), 32, were arrested in an underage sex sting after being lured to a house by detectives posing as children online

Bait: Police in Lake County released videos of a previous sting in February. They defend their aggressive tactics

Accused: The three Disney World workers have been placed on unpaid leave after being charged with various sex crimes, according to a spokesman for the theme park (above)

Three of those arrested - Robert Kingsolver, 49, Patrick Holgerson, 32, and Joel Torres, 32 - were Walt Disney World employees. The nature of their jobs was not known. Police released pictures of Mr Kingslover and Mr Torres.

A spokesman for Disney World said they have been placed on unpaid leave after being charged with various sex crimes, including travelling to meet a minor, it was reported by The Orlando Sentinel.

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Others arrested included a National Guard soldier and an Orange County paramedic.

Orlando strip club valet attendant,
Alexander Vorobets, is also accused of bringing condoms and a McDonald's
Happy Meal for an apparent sexual encounter with a 13-year-old.

Evidence: Police display mugshots of the suspects and some of the items they were accused of taking with them to their rendezvous, including beer, vodka and chocolate

Snared: Alexander Vorobets (left), a valet attendant at an Orlando strip club, is accused of bringing a Happy Meal to an apparent sexual encounter with a 13-year-old, while Nasib Jobe (right) was also among those held

Another of the accused, 47-year-old David Griffith, told detectives he had also arranged to meet a seven-year-old for sex in a different county.

Lake County detectives said e-mails between Griffith and the child's mother confirmed the admission.

The child was located and told investigators that her mother had abused her, according to police.

Lured: One of the suspected child sex predators is arrested at the house as part of an operation launched to coincide with Valentine's Day

Crackdown: The operation was the third carried out by the cybercrimes unit of the Lake County Sheriff's Office which has arrested more than 100 suspects in recent years

One of the suspects is caught on a hidden camera at the front door unaware his visit is a police sting

The operation was the third carried out by the cybercrimes unit of the Lake County Sheriff's Office which has arrested more than 100 suspects in recent years.

Sheriff Gary Borders told the Orlando Sentinel: 'They never learn. We'll continue to work these operations and put them in jail.'